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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-28
GATHERING AT TULEDO.
THE OHIO REPUBLICANS MEETING IN
STATE CONVENTION.

The Most Important BusineSs Is Whether
Endorsed for the Presidency in 1883.
What the Platform VIII Contain.
TOLEDO O., July 27-Congressmen Ken
nedy and Rcmeis we're the most conspicuous
of the arrivals this morning, in advance Of
the Republican State convention. The
former, who is an enthusiastic Shermanite,
had made a hurried trip from Sault Ste
Marie, as a result of advices that his pres
ence was needed in behalf of his chief
Romeis, on the other hand, While a sup
porter Of the senator, thinks that the pro-
posed endorsement OF his claims for the
presidency is inopportune, and does not hes
itate to say so right out in meeting. "This
is Foraker's year." he says, 'and the gov
ernor ought to have the full benefit of his
boom, without the canvass being hampsred
with factional fight between the friends of
rival candidates for the chief magistracy."
There are very great many of Sherman's
friends who hold these views, and it would
not be surprising if some efforts were made
to bring him over to the same way of think
ing. He has only to say the word and the
matter will be droppel hut his opponents
have injected so much bitterness into the
fight and the issue has been made so pro-
nounced that it is partly probable that he
will be willing to back down at this late day.
The senator was the recipient of a popular
ovation upon his arrival here, aud Governor
Foraker, who is due in the morning, will be
given such reception as few men have re-
ceived at the hands Of the citizens of To-
ledo.
According to the present program, Sena-
tor Sherman will be the permanent chair
man of the convention.
The platform will include a red-hot pro-
lection plank, demand for a sweeping
invalid pension bin and denunciation Of
the National administration. 1t will also
indorse the Dow law and favor the extension
of its local option features so as to include
townships as well as villages; denounce the
coercion act, and express sympathy with the
Irish people i'll their struggle for self.gov-
ernment, and wind up with plank expires.
sive of the sympathy Of the party with the
laboring element in their efforts to obtain
just reward for its toll.
The administration OF Governor Foraker
will, of course, be endorsed in the most eu-
logistic terms, and the rebel flag incident
may be alluded to. This episode, by the
way, has been seized upon as kind OF cam
paign cry, and white satin badge with
very fine picture Of the governor above the
quotation from his celebrated dispatch, mo
rebel flags shall be returned while am
governor" has been provided for every del
egate.
The main contest over offices Is for state
auditor, with Col Poorman making some
headway, but Poe continues in the lead.
His name will be presented by Congressman
Boothman, the one-legged soldier who beat
Bill Hill. An enormous amount of tele-
graphing has been going on to fix up states
for the committee on elections Every in
fluence which can be brought here has been
sent for. -
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AM Innnna Immirrnnt.

BosroN, July T.-Capt. Parry, of the
steamship Bulgarian at this port said to-day
when the steamer was one day out from
Liverpool, a man who had shipped as re-
turning cattle man under the name of
George Gilbert, announced to Capt. Parry,
in the presence Of the chief and second Of
acer,. that his name was John Potts, and
that he was murderer, having slain his
daughter, Mary Jane, in Liverpool. He was
put in irons Immediately and so held until
his arrival here. On arriving In Boston the
captain reported the matter to the British
consul 1t is the opinion of the British con-
sui that Potts is insane, and the consul de-
clined to have anything to do with the case,
as he claims it is not his jurisdiction because
the story lacks confirmation. The alien
commissioner has notified Capt. Parry that
as the man is likely to become burden on
the city lie is debarred from landing him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-28
European Crops.

WASHINGTON, July 27-The latest re-
ports regarding the condition OF the Eu-
ropean crops are little more favorable than
when they were given in this correspondence
few weeks since. In France the grain
crops have largely profited by the kindly
weather Wheat has gone into ear under
favorable conditions, and the ears are filing
well. but apart from this the ears are patchy
and thin In England June has justified the
old superstition of the queens weather. Sun
shine was urgently demanded after the win
ter-spring and it came in time to practically
save the crops.
Through all the vicisstules of the season,
wheat in Austria Hungary has stool well,
while rye constantly shows falling off. At
all events the cereal crops will be an i'm
provement on last year. The government
reports from all the provinces show that
Russia has Jared far better than western,
central and southern Europe during the
seeding and blooming seasons and indicate
that 1887, will make up for the poor crops of
the last two years. In India there is a fall
ing Off of about five par cen. in the wheat
crop,
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PITTsBURG, July 26.-The West Newton
Accommodation, which left tho Baltimore Sc
Ohio depot at $3.50 Sunday afternoon, ran
through an open switch at Scotts Siding
trestle work, about fifteen feet long this
city, almost completely wrecking the train.
Engineer ], j. Moore, in jumping, landed
too close to the engine and was fatally burned
by the escaping steam. He also had an arm
and leg broken by flying timbers and re-
ceived serious internal iniSries Two sisters,
Maggie and Katie Gilhooty jumped from
the rear platform of the train to the street
below, the former had a leg broken in two
places and was badly bruised while the other
received internal injuries that make her
recovery extremely doubtful. Four other
passengers and the fireman were slightly in
iuraJ
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Mrs. General Logan Ouite sorlous,

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, July 27.-A message
to Commander Sweetz,r, of the department
of Illinois G.. A. r., received from DIR. Ro-
barts, of Carbondale, Ill, Mrs. Gen. Logan's
physician, says: "Mrs. Logan's injuries are
very serious. To-day for the first time since
her injury she was turned upon her right
side, with soft pads under her injured left
arm. Her left shoulder was crushed by the
wheel Of he buggy running over it. The
whole arm to tho elbow is blackened
from bruises, and the forearm to the wrist is
slightly injured. Her head was stepped
upon on its top and lefl lie, the horses shod
foot tearing the scalp loose in a concentric
shape, making a wound three and half
inches in length to the skull. The skull is
uninjured. She has suffered exceeding pain
at the shoulder and along the course of the
arm. We rejoice to say she is improving in
syery respectn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-28
HING ~ A MOB.
Lee shellenberxer Taken from the Ne-
braska city Jail and Hung, Il

Lee shellenberxer Taken from the Ne-
brasks City Jail and Hung. 4
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 28.-Lee
Shellenberger, who was in Jail here under
sentence of death for fatally beating his
nine-year old girl last fall was lynched Sun.
day morning The party which did the
work was composed of determined farmers
from the vicinity of Shellenberger's formeB
home. They organized near the cemetery,
south Of the city, and at about 1:9O a. m.
marched to the Jail. The guards wer, en-
tirely taken by surprise and were easily
overcome. A number Of the mob sur.
rounded the court house square, standing
guard while others entered the building and
tried to batter in the iron door on the south
side of the Jail, but it resisted SO firmly that
the sherifrs office, which is situated directly
over the prisoners cell, was broken into and
an opening forced through the floor which
consumed nearly half an hour, until the cell
was reached.
At $3.50 shout told that the crowd had
secured Shellerbenger, and a minute after.
ward he was brought out of the front door,
apparently half carried and half pushed.
Some one was in tree Immediately in front
of the court house. In an instant the rope
was ready. Shellenberger seemed incapa-
BILE Of speech. Then there was a shout,
long pull and the body was dangling in the
mir
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silk Culture in Enrone.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Professor Maillot,
director of the silk culture station at Mont
pelier, France who has been studying the
French production Of the raw material in
1886, reports striking Improvement in the
ductiou for the 5hrce years 1888 1884 and
1885, was 6,JJ5,OJ0 Kilograms OF cocoons,
while in 1885 the yield was S,26l ,bG1 The
average quantity OF the eggs of the silk
worms used in propagation in the three
years period was 3Sj,O0j ounce5, but in 1886
245, 900 ounces produced much larger yield.
Another fact which lie brings out is that
France will hereafter take the place that
Japan once held as large exporter Of eggs,
and he estimates that 300, 900 ounces at least
will be available for export Itappears that
1851 persons are engaged in the industry.
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strike Fenred ln lhe Hocklnr Yn1lav

NELsoNvILLE, o., July 27-The operators
of the Hooking Valley mines have posted
notice that after August ] they would pay
monthly instead of semi-monthly. This has
caused great dissatisfaction among the
miners and general strike is threatened.
John Mcbride addressed large miners
meeting here last night, denounced the
monthly pay system and urged the miners
to stand by the terms of the Columbus
board of arbitration. Mcbride reprimanded
the Hooking Valley miners, and he charac-
terized them as the most Troublesome in the
state. Great uneasiness is felt throughout
this section over the situation. John Nc
Bride is still here consulting with both sides
and endeavoring to effect a reconciliation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-28
OIL PRODUCERS ORGANIZING.
Movement Toward Releasing Themselves
Erou, the Standard OIL Conpnnv

Movement Toward Releasing Themselves
From the Standard Oil Company.
FINDLAY, o., July ~ The oil producers
of the Northwestern Ohio field, to the num-
ber of fifty, met here to discuss the price Of
crude petroleum, and passed the following
resolution:
Resolved, That it in the sense of this
meeting that the producers of the North
western Ohio oil fields should from the lst Of
August next, refuse to sell oil in any guam
tity to any purchasing agent for less price
than twenty-five cents barrel"
Then it was resolved to call general mass
convention of oil producers to discuss the
situation. This call was issued Last evening,
and it is to the effect that every oil producer
and royalty land owner in the state Of Ohio
is invited to meet in the wigwam in Findlay
oil Tuesday, August q to discuss ways and
means for protecting their business from the
certain ruin which awaits them at the
present prices for crude petroleum, and to
find new markets for their products. This
movement is but the beginning Of a move
ment which has for its object emancipation
from the Standard Oil company, and is
fraught with much interest to oil producers
throughout the country,
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NEW NATIONAL LIBRARY.
A GIGANTIC INSTITUTION BEING
BUILT AT WASHINGTON.

Work Begun on a Building Which Will
be the Glory OF the Country and an
Ornament for the National Capital-Silk
! Culture In EurOpe-WashingtOn 1Jews.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Librarian Spot
ford, who usually makes his home on the
New England coast about this time of the
year, is still here. Dirt is flying, old walls
coming down, mortar mixing, stones piling
up, and other evidences of great enterprise
are making their appearance in the square
just opposite the capitol. 1t is the site OF
the new public library, und Mr.. Spofford's
stay in Washington most of the summer will
be for the purpose of giving his personal at
tention to this great enterprise, the contem-
plation Of which has been a part of his very
existence for years.
The building is to be something enormous,
as is shown by the tremendous excavation
being now made. There are $4,000 cubic
yards to be excavated. The building is to
hold about eleven million squarefeet of area,
and will have about twenUy-one thousand
more square feet than the area covered by
the state, war and navy departments. The
reading room will be four feet larger in di-
ameter than the rotunda of the capitol The
concrete foundations are to go in this fall,
settle during the winter, and work will be-
gin on the building next spring Congress
will appropriate as the work goes on. The
present designs will accommodate 2,5O0,OOO
volumes, but whenever the time comes that
more space is needed, the adjoining corri-
dors, where at present the copyright pictures,
plans, ETC., will be hung, can be used for the
spread Of the library proper, until, if neces-
sary, several centuries Off, S,0JO 600 volumes
can be placed between the walls.
This building will do for generations Of
our natural life. j. L. Smithmeyer, the
architect, is dividing his time between
Washington AMI the seashore, keeping an
eye on the work as It slowly goes on Mr..
Smithmeyer halls from Indiana but has
long made Washington his home. For
fifteen years this great library at the capital
has been his architectural dream. How
many plans he has submitted during the ups
and downs of the effort to get a starter out
OF congress would be difficult to say. He
has personally inspected and studied every
library structure of consequence in the
world and his professional ambition will be
satisfied when he secs this finished monument
of his genius
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ANOTHER INVITATION.
This Time 1t is From Kansas CITY to Pres
ident Cleveland,

This Time 1t is From Kansas CITY to Pres
ident Cleveland.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July H.-At o'clock
yesterday afternoon special train bearing
the delegation which is to present to Presi-
dent Cleveland an invitation to visit Kan
sas City this fall, steamed out of the Union
depot for St. Louis. The train, which con-
sists of a special engine, baggage car, four
Pullman sleepers and dining car, will be
run via the Missouri Pacific, Vandalia, Pan
Handle and Pennsylvania Central roads,
aud will reach Washington at z o'clock
Wednesday morning If there are no acci-
dent tile run will be the fastest ever made
between Kansas City and Washington.
The delegation, which numbers about one
hundred, is a representative one, being COM
posed of business men and manufacturers,
without respect to party, and is headed by
Hon. G.. II. Allen, president of the board of
trade, who, with Mr. George F. Winter, will
join the party at Columbus, o. Mr.. Allen
will deliver the address to the president.
Several of the committee are accompanied
by their wives and daughters The invita-
tion, which is beautifully illustrated, con-
tains 81 900 names, which were obtained in
seven days by five young men. Although
Mr.. Allen, the chairman Of the committee,
is Republican, the delegation is in no
sense political. 1t is a representation of
Kansas City business life ard would require
tally to determine whether Republicans or
Democrats are in the majority,
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Jacob sharp's Last Chance.

New YORK, July 27.-Judge Potters
chambers in the surpeme court are packed
to the doors this morning in expectation of
an eloquent speech from Bourke Cochrane
in behalf of Jacob Sharp and on motion to
make permanent the stay of proceedings
granted in the case Of the venerable briber
This is Sharp's last hope, and should the mo-
tion be denied he will be taken to Sing Sing
forthwith. In legal circles a favorable de-
cision is hardly looked upon as among the
possibilities.
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PROMINENT KeNTUcKIAN DEAD.
DIR. f. ID. standiford, of Louisville, suO"
cumbs to the Excessive Heat.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 97.-Dr E. D.
Standiford, candidate to succeed Senator
Beck in the United States senate, died at an
early hour this morning. The death was
most unexpected DIR. Standiford had been
quite i'll for a week, but was thought to be
Improving yesterday. His illness was
brought on by the extreme heat of last
week. Deceased was fifty-six years old,
hale, hearty and robust, and had been max
ing a very active canvass against Senator
Beck. He was ex-president Of the Louisville
& Nashville railroad, ex-president of the
Jeffersonville Madison & Indianapolis
Bridge company, farmer on large scale,
a director in the Farmers and Drovers bank
in this city, the wealthest man in Louisville
or Jefferson county and one of the wealthiest
mon in the state.
DR. Standiford's marriage to Miss Lorena
Lee Scott at Paducah, KY, July z, is still
fresh in the reading publics memory The
marriage was the outcome Of a four weeks
courtship, Dr. Standiford having first seen
Miss Scott at a Japanese fan party in a
church festivity Miss Scott was but twen-
ty-five years old and was the daughter of a
leading merchant of Paducah. She was Mr..
Standiford's third wife. The wedding was a
brilliant affair, and the young bride,
widow before the honey moon was half done,
is the object of the entire city's coincidence.
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popnered With Bird Shot.

PoMERoY, o., July 81. CLARK Ours and
Hagar Kesterson, neighbors on Old Town
Creek, Lebanon township, got into a dis
pute about line fence at o o'clock yester-
day morning, which resulted after some
quarreling in Ours opening fire on Kesterson
with an old musket, putting Afty-three bird
shot into him. Twenty-seven shots were
found in Kesterson's arm, and the balance
were sprinkled all over his person. His In
juries are not necessarily fatal. Clark Ours
brother Joined In the battle, and fired his
revolver three times at Kesterson, but his
poor Workmanship proved to be Kester-
sons fortune. The latter returned the fire
twice, but he also missed his mark. Clark
Ours has skipped out.
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AYoune Girls Deadly Dose.

IRoNToN, O., July 27.--Nellie Wolburt, a
young girl tiftesn years OF age, and the
daughter Of Clris .opner Wolburt, veteran
shoemaker, died this morning under mys-
terious circumstances. She retired in her
usual happy mood last night, and was found
at midnight bruised from a fall from her
bed, and unconscious A bottle of lauda-
mum, which had been pso1urel for medical
purposes, was found nearly empty, and the
family surnised that she took a dose to
make her sleep, as she had seen her elders
do. and got too much
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-28

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, July 26-While in
Washington Oscar j. Harvey, the default
ing treasury official, acted as the attorney
for Mrs Bronson, and secured for her a
pension amounting to over Sl,7J0. Tho
draft for the money was made out at the
sub-treasury in Philadelphia, and signed by
Pension Agent w. ". Davis. Commis-
sioner of Pensions Black, Of Washington,
was led to believe that tho pension was Sc.
cured by fraudulent means, and on Satur-
day he sent Special Officer Birtseye here to
notify the banks not to cash the draft The
draft was found in the possession of Miss E.
Harvey, sister of the forCer
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JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, July 27-Lewis
Pennie, laborer st the Ohio Falls Car
works, was run over yesterday afternoon
and his body cut in two He was engaged
in showing a completed car with some other
workmen when an obstruction was seen
ahead on the track. Pennie went forward
to remove it, As he stopped to pick it up
block of wood dropped from a shafting
above, and striking MIN on the head felled
him insensib!e across tho rail Before the
car could be stopped the wheels had crashed
across his breast Dsath was instantaneous
He leaves wife and child
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Charged with Train wreckinc.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 26.-George H.
Whitney, a locomotive engineer, was
arrested here yesterday by Detective Frank
Turf, charged with wrecking a Missouri
Pacific train near Independence in the spring
of 1881, while the great southwest strike was
in progress. Whitney is charged with de-
liberate attempt to wreck a passenger train
which was frustrated by reason of an extra
freight, of which the wreckers knew nothing,
being put on ahead of the passenger. Whit
ney came here few days ago from Birm-
ingham, Ala, where he had been charged
with burglary He denies all knowledge Of
the wreck. Other arrests are expected.
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Anash for I.ihertr-

FORT WAYNE, Ind, July 21.-Three Of the
nine prisoners in the Whitley county Jail, at
Columbia City, twenty-five miles west of
Fort Wayne, made bold break for liberty
last evening When the jailer passed in a
bucket of water for tine night, he was
knocked down and tiel hand and foot. Two
robbers, YorlSey and Downey, escaped and
are now at large. Collins the ringleader of
the jail-breakers, was held by the turnkey,
who rendered prompt assistance, and thus
battled the plans for general Jail delivery.
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BRUTAL buCnrnY.
Two Women and Two Men FrightfulIy
Wounded, Apparently without Cause.


JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, July s7.-A cut
ting affray surrounded by circumstances
mysterious occurred at 9 o'clock last night
In the notorious saloon kept by Alfred Le-
gendre, better known as French john at
269 Market street. The principals in the
bloody affair are John Lsonard and wife,
William Reynolds and wife and the wife of
St John. Leonard and wifs were engaged
In conversation with Mrs. Legendre, when
Mr., and Mrs Reynolds approached and ad-
dressed the parties seated in a very gruff
manner, Reynolds at the same time draw
ing bowie-knife from his pocket and maxi
ing a lunge for Leonard, sunk the weapon
in his breast, inficting a CHASTITY wound
from which the blood flowed in torrents.
He struck the prostrated man three times
across the head and face, and left the victim
with the thought that he had accomplished
his murderous purpose.
The women were next attacked, and ba-
fore any one could interfere he stabbed Mrs.
Legendre in the abdomen, producing a
wound that will likely result in death. Mrs.
Leonard also suffered horrible injuries, hav-
ing the right ear completely severed from
her head. During the disturbance French
John was struck over the nose with a club
in the hands Of the assassin Reynolds, which
crushed that member into pulp. At this
juncture Officers HEALER and Chapman ar
rived on the scene and placed Reynolds un-
der arrest. He was shortly afterward seen
at the Jail by areporter, and asked regard
ing the frightful occurrence. He declined
to make any statemant, claiming that he
was too drunk to know what hs was doing.
The wounded people are all lying in resi-
dence adjoining the saloon. DR.. Mcbride is
OF the opinion that Mrs. Legendre's injuries
will prove fAJal. The remaining wounded
Daonla will dnnhtlesS rncnYar
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National League Convention.

DUBLIN, July 27-A National League
convention was held at Newry yesterday,
sixty delegates and quite number of priests
being present. Resolutions were unani-
mously passed committing the league to the
policy of treating as leper any traitor who
should testify in a court under the crimes
act, and declaring that if the league were
proclaimed its members would use every
conceivable strategy to continle the meet
ings of the organization in fields, streets or
houses, at any hour of the night, or at any
other time when the holding OF a NEE ting
should be possible.